Yesterday’s loss to the Minnesota Twins looks like an inflection point for the Cleveland Guardians’ leadoff hitter, Steven Kwan.
Cleveland, OH
Ohio high school football scores for Week 4: Friday, Sept. 12, 2025
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Week 4 high school football scores from around Ohio, as provided by The Associated Press.
Ada 50, Bloomdale Elmwood 20
Akr. Hoban 52, Akr. East 0
Alliance 26, Akr. Ellet 0
Andover Pymatuning Valley 65, Vienna Mathews 35
Anna 14, Coldwater 7
Ansonia 52, Lewisburg Tri-County N. 6
Arcanum 61, Bradford 0
Archbold 36, Delta 30
Arlington 28, Van Buren 10
Ashland 34, New Philadelphia 7
Ashland Crestview 42, New London 0
Ashtabula Edgewood 34, Rocky River Lutheran W. 0
Ashville Teays Valley 37, Lancaster 14
Athens 71, Albany Alexander 0
Attica Seneca E. 62, Bucyrus Wynford 8
Avon 55, N. Ridgeville 7
Avon Lake 39, Grafton Midview 7
Baltimore Liberty Union 41, Hebron Lakewood 7
Barberton 35, Cuyahoga Falls 6
Barnesville 56, Rayland Buckeye 0
Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 54, Tiffin Calvert 0
Batavia Clermont NE 40, Lockland 6
Bay (OH) 26, Parma Normandy 0
Beaver Local 21, E. Liverpool 18
Beavercreek 34, Clayton Northmont 0
Bedford 14, Lyndhurst Brush 13
Bellbrook 41, Day. Chaminade Julienne 0
Bellefontaine 28, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan 10
Bellevue 19, Norwalk 0
Bellville Clear Fork 14, Ontario 10
Belmont Union Local 28, Cadiz Harrison Cent. 3
Beloit W. Branch 27, Youngs. Chaney High School 6
Berea-Midpark 20, Amherst Steele 19
Beverly Ft. Frye 28, Waterford 0
Bishop Hartley 35, Pataskala Watkins Memorial 7
Bloom-Carroll 16, Amanda-Clearcreek 6
Bluffton 49, Delphos Jefferson 6
Bowling Green 20, Sylvania Northview 14
Brooke, W.Va. 24, Cambridge 14
Brookville 35, Waynesville 7
Caldwell 41, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 0
Caledonia River Valley 21, Marion Pleasant 14
Camden Preble Shawnee 51, New Lebanon Dixie 7
Campbell Memorial 30, Lowellville 15
Canal Fulton Northwest 32, Wooster Triway 29
Canal Winchester 55, Reynoldsburg 30
Canal Winchester Harvest 20, Sandusky Perkins 13
Canfield 35, Poland Seminary 13
Carey 33, Upper Sandusky 7
Carrollton 16, Warren Howland 10
Casstown Miami E. 22, Covington 21
Castalia Margaretta 42, Willard 0
Celina 38, Van Wert 37, OT
Centerburg 44, Galion Northmor 27
Chagrin Falls 31, Independence 9
Chagrin Falls Kenston 21, Akr. Buchtel 18
Chardon 17, Perry 13
Chesterland W. Geauga 42, Conneaut 0
Chillicothe Unioto 49, Chillicothe Huntington 7
Chillicothe Zane Trace 42, Piketon 6
Cin. Anderson 36, Lebanon 10
Cin. Country Day 24, Cin. College Prep. 22
Cin. Deer Park 26, Reading 6
Cin. Elder 16, Cin. La Salle 8
Cin. Hills Christian Academy 56, Norwood 0
Cin. Indian Hill 28, Cin. Wyoming 7
Cin. Madeira 27, Cin. Finneytown 0
Cin. McNicholas 26, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 0
Cin. Moeller 49, CPA, Tenn. 28
Cin. NW 40, Day. Carroll 14
Cin. Princeton 27, W. Chester Lakota W. 10
Cin. Taft 69, Cin. Mt Healthy 0
Cin. Winton Woods 13, Cin. Turpin 6
Circleville 35, Circleville Logan Elm 8
Clarksville Clinton-Massie 49, Blanchester 7
Cle. Adams 34, Cle. E. Tech 0
Cle. Benedictine 28, Chardon NDCL 14
Cle. Cent. Cath. 23, Warrensville Hts. 6
Cle. Hay 48, Cle. JFK 0
Cle. John Marshall 24, Cle. Rhodes 16
Collins Western Reserve 43, Ashland Mapleton 2
Cols. Africentric 34, Cols. Briggs 0
Cols. Bishop Watterson 81, Tiffin Columbian 7
Cols. Franklin Hts. 14, Cols. KIPP 8
Cols. Grandview Hts. 35, Cols. Bexley 0
Cols. Hamilton Twp. 35, Lancaster Fairfield Union 7
Cols. Northland 26, Whitehall-Yearling 7
Cols. St. Charles 27, Bishop Ready 26
Cols. Upper Arlington 42, New Albany 7
Cols. Whetstone 28, Cols. Beechcroft 25
Columbia Station Columbia 35, Wellington 6
Columbiana Crestview 28, Youngs. Liberty 21
Columbus Grove 48, Spencerville 0
Convoy Crestview 55, Ft. Loramie 38
Copley 49, Tallmadge 7
Creston Norwayne 48, West Salem Northwestern 13
Crooksville 39, Byesville Meadowbrook 33
Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 56, Akr. Garfield 0
Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 31, Cle. St Ignatius 0
Dawson-Bryant 60, Chesapeake 14
Day. Christian 39, Middletown Madison 28
Day. Oakwood 34, Eaton 7
DeGraff Riverside 28, Milton-Union 23
Delaware Buckeye Valley 21, Pataskala Licking Hts. 13
Dresden Tri-Valley 41, McConnelsville Morgan 7
E. Palestine 50, Lisbon David Anderson 35
East 81, Cols. Mifflin 0
Eastlake North 31, Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 0
Edgerton 47, Antwerp 14
Edon 49, Summerfield, Mich. 20
Elmore Woodmore 42, Kansas Lakota 6
Elyria Cath. 17, Vermilion 0
Euclid 38, Lorain 14
Fairborn 42, Greenville 18
Fairfield 34, Cin. Sycamore 9
Findlay 41, Sylvania Southview 14
Fitch 17, Painesville Riverside 14
Frankfort Adena 33, Southeastern 7
Fredericktown 21, Cardington-Lincoln 0
Gahanna Cols. Academy 40, Dover 34
Garrettsville Garfield 41, Leavittsburg LaBrae 6
Gates Mills Hawken 49, Geneva 48
Genoa 36, Tontogany Otsego 21
Germantown Valley View 35, Carlisle 14
Gibsonburg 45, Northwood 8
Girard 48, Struthers 12
Glouster Trimble 40, Wellston 0
Goshen 53, Bethel-Tate 19
Greenfield McClain 54, Lees Creek E. Clinton 0
Grove City Christian 38, Zanesville Rosecrans 0
Groveport-Madison 35, Newark 13
Hamilton Badin 38, Cols. DeSales 21
Hamilton New Miami 31, Fayetteville-Perry 0
Hamler Patrick Henry 49, Bryan 7
Hannibal River 42, Magnolia, W.Va. 0
Hanoverton United 27, Columbiana 7
Harrison 48, Cin. Western Hills 8
Hilliard Bradley 42, Marysville 14
Hilliard Davidson 35, Hilliard Darby 14
Howard E. Knox 27, Loudonville 12
Hubbard 51, Niles McKinley 7
Huber Hts. Wayne 48, Springboro 23
Hudson 35, Solon 3
Huron 56, Morral Ridgedale 7
Independence, W.Va. 35, Vincent Warren 0
Ironton Rock Hill 33, Proctorville Fairland 32
Jackson 49, Mt. Orab Western Brown 14
Jamestown Greeneview 41, Milford Center Fairbanks 7
Jeromesville Hillsdale 53, Doylestown Chippewa 0
John Marshall, W.Va. 34, Bellaire 26
Kettering Fairmont 20, Centerville 17
Kings Mills Kings 31, Cin. West Clermont 0
Kirtland 45, Fairview 21
Lakeside Danbury 44, Holgate 12
Lakewood 43, Westlake 6
Lancaster Fisher Cath. 20, Fairfield Christian 13
Landmark Christian 15, Cin. Clark Montessori 14
Leipsic 12, Pandora-Gilboa 7
Lewis Center Olentangy 43, Grove City Cent. Crossing 6
Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 35, Gahanna Lincoln 21
Lexington 70, Akr. North 0
Liberty Center 64, Swanton 0
Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 31, Hamilton 27
Lima Cent. Cath. 36, Harrod Allen E. 6
Lima Shawnee 31, Lima Bath 21
Lloyd Memorial, Ky. 36, Cin. Aiken 22
Lodi Cloverleaf 42, Akr. Springfield 7
London 44, Lewistown Indian Lake 14
Louisville 45, Alliance Marlington 7
Lucas 62, Vanlue 0
Lucasville Valley 25, Waverly 3
Macedonia Nordonia 23, Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 13
Mansfield Madison 28, Wooster 17
Mantua Crestwood 44, Beachwood 6
Maria Stein Marion Local 61, Delphos St John’s 0
Marion Elgin 30, Mt. Victory Ridgemont 29
Mason 24, Cin. Oak Hills 14
Massillon Jackson 33, Mayfield 6
Massillon Washington 35, Bennett, N.Y. 0
Maumee 27, Millbury Lake 20
McComb 56, Arcadia 0
Mechanicsburg 58, London Madison-Plains 13
Medina 38, Shaker Hts. 3
Medina Buckeye 23, N. Olmsted 0
Medina Highland 41, Aurora 7
Mentor 45, Brunswick 7
Mentor Lake Cath. 31, Gates Mills Gilmour 14
Metamora Evergreen 14, Wauseon 7
Middletown 31, Cin. Colerain 0
Milan Edison 20, Johnstown Northridge 0
Millersburg W. Holmes 45, Mansfield 6
Millersport 33, Tuscarawas Cent. Cath. 20
Mineral Ridge 27, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 0
Minerva 40, Magnolia Sandy Valley 12
Minford 29, Oak Hill 6
Minster 49, Rockford Parkway 20
Mogadore 28, Malvern 14
Monroe 35, Day. Ponitz Tech. 8
Monroeville 67, Greenwich S. Cent. 0
Morrow Little Miami 33, Cin. Walnut Hills 0
Mt Gilead 26, Danville 22
Mt. Vernon 35, Johnstown 34, OT
N. Baltimore 64, Cory-Rawson 7
N. Can. Hoover 27, Green 21
N. Robinson Col. Crawford 24, Sycamore Mohawk 21
Napoleon 23, Oregon Clay 15
Navarre Fairless 49, Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 7
Nelsonville-York 51, Bidwell River Valley 0
New Bremen 26, Versailles 25
New Concord John Glenn 48, Coshocton 0
New Franklin Manchester 35, Can. South 17
New Lexington 33, Zanesville W. Muskingum 7
New Richmond 53, Cin. Shroder 20
New Washington Buckeye Cent. 34, Bucyrus 13
Newark Licking Valley 41, Heath 7
Norton 56, Ravenna 24
Norwalk St Paul 57, Plymouth 0
Oak Glen, W.Va. 43, Belpre 0
Oak Harbor 49, Fostoria 6
Oberlin Firelands 40, Sheffield Brookside 20
Olmsted Falls 38, Elyria 0
Orange 47, Jefferson Area 28
Orrville 38, Massillon Tuslaw 7
Orwell Grand Valley 68, Windham 8
Oxford Talawanda 35, Franklin 10
Painesville Harvey 61, Ashtabula Lakeside 19
Parma Padua 47, Sandusky 13
Paulding 39, Haviland Wayne Trace 7
Pemberville Eastwood 41, Rossford 0
Peninsula Woodridge 48, Mogadore Field 35
Perrysburg 45, Holland Springfield 13
Philo 43, Warsaw River View 0
Pickerington Cent. 64, Logan 7
Pickerington N. 24, Dublin Coffman 0
Plain City Jonathan Alder 42, Richwood N. Union 23
Port Clinton 65, Cle. Collinwood 0
Powell Olentangy Liberty 10, Delaware Olentangy Berlin 7
Racine Southern 53, Franklin Furnace Green 0
Ravenna SE 53, Newton Falls 28
Richfield Revere 28, Kent Roosevelt 16
Richmond Edison 48, Martins Ferry 20
Rittman 20, Apple Creek Waynedale 14
Rocky River 42, Parma Hts. Valley Forge 14
Rootstown 48, Brooklyn 8
Salem 49, Can. Cent. Cath. 20
Salineville Southern 41, Wellsville 20
Sarahsville Shenandoah 28, Lore City Buckeye Trail 8
Shadyside 13, New Matamoras Frontier 6
Shelby 45, Galion 34
Sherwood Fairview 43, Defiance Ayersville 14
Smithville 35, Dalton 19
Sparta Highland 12, Marion Harding High School 6, OT
Spring. Greenon 34, N. Lewisburg Triad 0
Spring. Kenton Ridge 42, Spring. Shawnee 14
Spring. NE 48, S. Charleston SE 2
Springfield 37, Miamisburg 0
St Clairsville 24, Linsly, W.Va. 14
St Marys 41, Defiance 0
St. Edward (OH) 28, Cle. Glenville 14
St. Henry (OH) 33, Ft. Recovery 13
St. Xavier (OH) 28, Westerville N. 0
Steubenville 27, Youngs. Mooney 24, OT
Strasburg 34, Bowerston Conotton Valley 22
Streetsboro 48, Akr. Coventry 6
Strongsville 29, Cle. Hts. 26
Sugar Grove Berne Union 20, Corning Miller 18
Sugarcreek Garaway 48, Zanesville 14
Sullivan Black River 22, Lorain Clearview 7
Sunbury Big Walnut 45, Hayes 7
Thomas Worthington 42, Grove City 21
Thornville Sheridan 56, Zanesville Maysville 14
Tipp City Tippecanoe 41, Riverside Stebbins 7
Tol. Bowsher 17, Tol. Woodward 0
Tol. Cent. Cath. 28, Birmingham Brother Rice, Mich. 14
Tol. Christian 25, Richmond Hts. 12
Tol. Ottawa Hills 39, Pioneer N. Central 18
Tol. St. Francis 33, Clyde 3
Tol. Whitmer 27, Fremont Ross 6
Toledo St John’s Jesuit 29, River Rouge, Mich. 18
Toronto 26, Newcomerstown 16
Trotwood-Madison 20, Kettering Alter 6
Troy 28, Piqua 7
Twinsburg 45, Stow-Munroe Falls 21
Uhrichsville Claymont 12, Marietta 0
Uniontown Lake 31, Massillon Perry 15
Vandalia Butler 31, Sidney 6
W. Jefferson 62, Cedarville 26
W. Lafayette Ridgewood 31, Utica 0
W. Liberty-Salem 31, Spring. Cath. Cent. 7
Wadsworth 48, N. Royalton 14
Wapakoneta 42, Ottawa-Glandorf 14
Warren Harding 42, STVM 6
Washington C.H. 31, Granville 16
Washington C.H. Miami Trace 34, Batavia 16
Waynesfield-Goshen 37, Dola Hardin Northern 6
Westerville Cent. 24, Dublin Jerome 16
Westerville S. 26, Dublin Scioto 18
Wheelersburg 35, McDermott Scioto NW 0
Whiteford, Mich. 63, W. Unity Hilltop 6
Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 41, Lima 12
Wickliffe 21, Cuyahoga Hts. 7
Williamsburg 26, Hillsboro 7
Willoughby S. 49, Akr. Firestone 7
Willow Wood Symmes Valley 45, South Point 24
Wilmington 21, Hamilton Ross 13
Wintersville Indian Creek 46, Weir, W.Va. 22
Worthington Kilbourne 48, Galloway Westland 38
Xenia 67, W. Carrollton 6
Youngs. Boardman 36, Maple Hts. 20
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In the bottom of the 8th inning, with the Guardians trailing 5-3, David Fry and Brayan Rocchio singled to leadoff an inning against right-handed reliever Luis Garcia. For his career, Garcia has been a very serviceable relief pitcher with a 4.20 ERA. However, he is 39 years old and, as of today, has an ERA of 10.50 and an FIP of 6.12. So, to be clear, while potentially a competent middle reliever, not someone that an all-star hitter hitting leadoff should feel anything less than fully confident to get a hit or a walk.
Enter Steven Kwan. As of today, he has a 67 wRC+. He is having an awful year, no doubt. But, it’s May and he has a career wRC+ of 109. He also has a career 117 wRC+ vs. RHP. He also has a 213 wRC+ for his career in 3-1 counts. And, guess what? Steven Kwan worked a 3-1 count.
NOW enter Tony Arnerich, acting manager of the Guardians yesterday as Stephen Vogt dealt with what I hope is simply a nasty cold (he sounded TERRIBLE in interviews on Saturday). Arnerich put the sacrifice bunt sign on for Steven Kwan. He clarified this was the case after the game, as reported by Cade Cracas of Sports Illustrated on Twitter:
Are you curious how often a team’s leadoff hitter has been asked to lay down a sacrifice bunt in a 3-1 count with his team down 2 runs late in the game and at least one runner in scoring position? Well, I can tell you that from 2023 until yesterday, it did not happen one time. Let’s look further back… oh, ok, in the past decade prior to yesterday, it happened exactly ONE time… for the Chicago Cubs in 2022.
Here’s the thing… I don’t even know that having Kwan bunt was 100% the wrong call. I mean, aside from the fact that I am fundamentally opposed to sacrifice bunts except in situations where one run wins the game and the sacrifice bunt is with no outs to get a runner to third by an offensively-challenged hitter who knows how to execute a bunt, I think I understand why Arnerich decided his best hope was sacrificing Kwan’s chances for a hit and punting things to Chase DeLauter and Jose Ramirez. It’s because Arnerich recognizes that Kwan is nowhere near a 109 wRC+ or 117 wRC+ hitter as he currently exists.
We can’t say “Oh, Arnerich is new to the team, he doesn’t know about good Kwan.” Arnerich has to know these players inside and out, their present and their past and projected future. He knows Kwan has traditionally handled RBI opportunities well and has been very effective in 3-1 counts. If he didn’t know that, well, to be honest, he should be fired for lack of preparation. But, I think he did know that. I think he made the very pragmatic assessment that Kwan was more likely to provide a 67 wRC+ output in that situation which would make advancing the runners to get to actual good hitters a much riskier proposition.
Last night needs to be the flare fired off by the Guardians’ bench coach to the team to say “Hey, it’s time to move Steven Kwan from the leadoff spot.” It’s time to platoon Kwan vs. LHP. It’s time to let Kwan have more room to breath to figure out if he can get back to the hitter he was before June 2025. From June 2025 until now, Kwan has a 77 wRC+. He’s still walking at a good rate and striking out at a low rate. He’s just simply not hitting the ball well at all with a 15.6% hard-hit rate and an average exit velocity of 85 mph, and a 1.4% barrel rate. He is Austin Hedges (well, prior to this season) who strikes out a lot less. And, yes, that is the kind of player you can justify asking to sacrifice bunt to give your actual good hitters a chance to win you the game, even though a sacrifice bunt down two STILL seems insane.
After last night, the Guardians cannot have it both ways. Either Kwan is a leadoff hitter and should be trusted to figure it out and HIT. OR, he is what Arnerich told us last night… a bottom of the order hitter who should only be looking to flip the order over to hitters who can actually imapct the baseball. I know it’s a hard conversation and I know Kwan is a selfless player who volunteered to switch to centerfield to help the team, even having won four consecutive gold gloves in his previous position. You hate showing any lack of confidence in him, Vogter. But, there is absolutely nothing wrong with telling a struggling veteran, “We are taking some pressure off you and batting you 7th for a while. We’d love to have you back in the leadoff spot as soon as possible. We are going to give you more days off to try to fix what’s wrong and work with our supposedly competent hitting staff. We believe in you and this is a chance to take a deep breath and get back to being you.”
Will moving Steven Kwan down in the order solve the Guardians’ hitting issues? Of course not. But, it’s a simple, straight-forward way to try to help solve KWAN’S hitting issues, who remains a key to getting this offense humming. I would immediately install Travis Bazzana as the leadoff hitter and let him, DeLauter and Ramirez do their absolute best to drive pitchers insane for three batters for a while. But, after the message your bench coach sent last night, you simply cannot continue to bat Kwan leadoff and hope things magically change.
Cleveland, OH
Paint the Town: Sherwin-Williams Opens Massive 36-Story Headquarters in Cleveland – Scioto Post
CLEVELAND, OH — Governor Mike DeWine joined city leaders and executives today to officially cut the ribbon on the new Sherwin-Williams global headquarters, a project that literally changes the skyline of downtown Cleveland.
The grand opening coincides with the company’s 160th anniversary. Founded in Cleveland in 1866, the paint giant is doubling down on its Ohio roots with a sprawling, one-million-square-foot campus.
By the Numbers: A New Hub for Talent
The new headquarters is more than just an office—it is a massive economic engine for Northeast Ohio:
- 36 Stories: The main office tower now stands as a prominent feature of the downtown landscape.
- 3,000+ Employees: The tower will house thousands of workers, bringing consistent foot traffic back to the city center.
- $37.5 Million: The investment committed by JobsOhio to ensure the project stayed in Cleveland.
- 1 Million Square Feet: The total size of the campus, which includes a two-story welcome pavilion and a multi-level parking garage.
“Sherwin-Williams has called Northeast Ohio home for 160 years, and today is a celebration of their longtime commitment to Ohio,” said Governor DeWine during the ceremony. He noted that the state-of-the-art facility is designed to keep Ohio’s “best and brightest” students in the state after they graduate.
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Investing in the Future
The headquarters is the second half of a two-part expansion. In September 2025, Sherwin-Williams opened its Global Research and Development Center in Brecksville, which currently houses 900 employees. Between the two sites and various other operations, the company now employs more than 6,500 Ohioans.
To keep the “talent pipeline” flowing, JobsOhio is also backing the “Create Your Possible” Career Accelerator at Baldwin Wallace University. The program provides mentorship and internships specifically for STEM and business students, creating a direct path from the classroom to a desk in the new 36-story tower.
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Summary
- Tessa DiTirro, an anchor and reporter from Cleveland television station News 5 (WEWS), talked with community members about local concerns, including traffic issues and community events. She lives in West Akron and graduated from Firestone High School and Ohio State University.
- Multiple community events are coming up in Ward 2, including the Ward 2 Baseball Game in July at 7 17 Credit Union Park in downtown Akron and the annual Ward 2 Community Cleanup led by Keep Akron Beautiful at the Patterson Park Community Center on May 9 at 8:30 a.m. Sign up here.
- A community member spoke with Ward 2 Council Member Phil Lombardo about traffic safety concerns on Cuyahoga Street, saying his concerns about crashes have been ignored.
Documenter follow-up questions
- What is the exact criteria that determines the order of house demolition in Akron?
- Ward 2 City Council Member Phil Lombardo started the meeting at 6:01 p.m.
- Ward 10 City Council Member Sharon Connor and Akron Public School Board Member Nathan Jarosz were also present.
- Lombardo said his campaign manager helps to schedule meetings.
- Lombardo said the Ward 2 baseball game will be in July at 7 17 Credit Union Park with $8 seating in line with third base and a free hot dog. The first 1,000 fans will get a free Jose Ramirez bobble head.
- Keep Akron Beautiful is looking for a volunteer for a month to water a flower bed at the corner of Dan Street and Glenwood Avenue in North Hill.
- The annual Ward 2 cleanup is May 9 at 8:30 a.m. at Patterson Park Community Center, led by Keep Akron Beautiful, to make “this place look sparkling despite the orange barrels.”
Channel 5 anchor graduated from Firestone High School
- DiTirro said she graduated from Firestone High School, Akron School for the Arts Visual Art program, and participated in choirs and musicals. She studied TV Broadcasting at Ohio State University and has worked in broadcasting in Wheeling, Cincinnati, Grand Rapids and now in Cleveland since July 2023.
- She said she has long ties to Akron and lives in West Akron, her parents live in West Akron, and she loves Dontino’s in Akron.
- She hosts Good Morning Cleveland on Channel 5 on Saturdays at 8 a.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m. Stories come from her listening to residents and reading social media, the Akron Beacon Journal and Signal Akron posts. She works with a photographer and producers to write 90-second to two-minute segments. Lombardo gives her some stories, she said, like the street light outage story.
- She works from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday through Friday and 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekends.
- Lombardo asked if she works on investigative or feel-good reporting
- DiTirro said News 5 has an investigative team that she’ll sometimes pass ideas to. Still, she has the freedom to focus on community stories and accountability pieces as a morning news anchor.
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DiTirro fields questions about news decisions
- A community member asked her to cover the National Night Out against crime on Aug. 4.
- A community member asked what her favorite story has been.
- DiTirro said in 2024, they covered the recycled Cleveland E-Scooters that were refurbished at Summit E-Waste Recycling (the company no longer rehabs scooters), which led to people across the country buying all of them.
- Lombardo asked how hard it is to switch between sad and feel-good stories.
- Ditirro said, “It is tough,” but her producer helps her write a balanced show with smooth transitions.
- A community member asked if she goes to churches and communities that read to children.
- DiTirro said she goes but doesn’t usually make stories out of it.
- A community member asked how community concerns turn into a story.
- DiTirro said she’ll take larger community concerns to a team of producers and executive producers. Stories come from curiosity usually, but timely news such as crime usually takes precedent. She said the E-Scooter story came from curiosity.
- A community member asked her to cover speed tables.
- Connor asked how community members can spread good news.
- She said that community members elevating good news to her helps.
- A community member with Progress Through Preservation said they need more time to find investors to save Firestone Plant #1. She said Tony Troppe hasn’t been given enough time for projects like saving St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in University Park.
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Residents raise concerns about Cuyahoga Street safety, vacant houses
- A community member asked for a plan for Cuyahoga Street and asked why Sackett Avenue has a speed trap trailer.
- Lombardo said it was added after resident requests.
- The community member said his 31 calls have been ignored even after a family was killed on the 1600 block of Cuyahoga Street. He said he’s been asking for help since 2025, and a dead-end road got action before a street with an issue of head-on collisions and deadly speeding issues.
- An Akron Police Department (APD) officer said there were multiple resident complaints on Sackett.
- A community member said they are putting a permanent speed table next to his house on Gorge Boulevard and said people will speed after passing it.
- Lombardo said the maintenance with the rubber tables is too much, but if anybody has concerns about asphalt speed tables, they can speak to the city council on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. during the public comment period.
Issues with vacant houses, potholes also raised to council member
- A community member asked Lombardo about a vacant corner house in the community.
- Lombardo said the house should have come down. He doesn’t know the schedule since about 50 homes are demolished annually, but the city can’t schedule them since fire-damaged homes always take top priority.
- He said when he was riding with the police once and they checked on a vacant house at 857 Gorge Blvd., and when they knocked on the door, they were greeted by a squatter who had removed the condemnation sign.
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- A community member said panhandlers near state Route 8 are getting close to cars.
- An Akron Police Department officer said they need a vendor’s license and may not go beyond the curb, but people shouldn’t pay them because it will be spent on drugs.
- A community member said people could give out “blessing bags” with toiletries and basic needs.
- A community member said kids have been hiding money in hole in a rotted tree in her yard. She asked when the city would remove the tree.
- Lombardo said there isn’t a schedule, but if he gets an address, he can check with the municipal arborist.
- A community member said it can take up to six months to remove a tree.
- A community member asked why the city removes devil strip trees.
- Lombardo said it is usually a disease or sidewalk damage.
- A community member asked who’s liable for damage if a devil strip tree falls on their house.
- Lombardo said that is what home insurance is for.
- A community member said a pothole keeps reopening near North High School on Tallmadge Avenue.
- Lombardo said they are looking for repaving grants in 2027, but it also needs utility work.
May speaker will be Akron Chamber of Commerce president
- Lisa Mansfield from Vantage Aging said the Senior Summit Expo on May 6 at St. George’s Fellowship Hall in Fairlawn will have more than 75 vendor booths.
- Lombardo said Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce President Steve Millard will be the meeting guest in May, WAKR will be at the meeting in June, and University of Akron President R.J. Nemer will be a guest speaker in July or August.
The meeting ended at 6:54 p.m.
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